January in Review

For a few months in 2016 I shared one-sentence-a-day posts to recap each month. Several of you told me you liked those posts, but I had a hard time keeping up with a sentence for each day. So for this year I’ve decided to try doing a month-in-review post instead.

Here’s what’s been going on around here during the “bleak mid-winter.”

Weather in Rathdrum, Idaho for January 2017:

• Temperature High: 45 on January 20
• Temperature Low: -10 on January 12
• Snowfall: 16 inches
• Daylight Hours: 8:30 hours on January 1 vs 9:34 hours on January 31. That’s a gain of 1 hour and 4 minutes. Yay!
• Hours of Sunshine: Not nearly enough. Lots of gray days.

Breakfast Dates on Saturdays:

• Golden Corral
• Elmer’s
• Rustler’s Roost
• Otis Grill

Other Social Activities:

• celebrated Laura’s birthday with a family dinner at Red Robin
• lunch with my friend Barbara
• Sunday evening service in our home each week
• Rathdrum Chamber of Commerce luncheon (on the third Thursday of the month)

Recreational Activities:

• watched football game with Lyle
• RV show in Spokane
• watched several movies in the evenings with Lyle, nothing outstanding

Trips:

• traveled home from Denver, Colorado on January 1st and 2nd

Health and Fitness:

• restarted Trim Healthy Mama diet

Crochet Projects:

• shoulder cape in a super-bulky chenille
• poncho in a bulky Merino wool and cashmere blend
• “mermaid tail” throw in bright acrylics

Graphic Design Projects:

• 2 birthday party invitations
• promotional flyer
• blog graphics
• photo restoration

Books Read:

Star Ratings: 1. Did not like it. 2. It was OK. 3. Liked it. 4. Really liked it. 5. It was amazing.

Disclosure: These are Amazon affiliate links. Should you happen to buy one of these books, I might get a small commission.

• The End is Now by Rob Stennett **
• Branded: Sharing Jesus With a Consumer Culture by Tim Sinclair ****
• The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson ***
• Distortion by Terri Blackstock ***
• Noble Pursuits by Chautona Havig ***
• The Siren by Kiera Cass ***
• Argosy Junction by Chautona Havig ***
• Trim Healthy Mama Plan by Pearl Barrett and Serene Allison ****
• Stars in the Grass by Ann Marie Stewart ***
• In For a Penny by Nancy Naigle **
• Twisted Innocence by Terri Blackstock ***
• The Bentleys Buy a Buick by Pamela Morsi ***
• The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill by Julie Klassen ****

What have you been up to lately?